Program Manager (Sustainability Program Manager)

he Sustainability Program Manager is the lead staff person that manages the Climate Action and Sustainability team. This team directly oversees and manages specific policies, programs, and coordinates citywide climate action and sustainability initiatives. This office provides direct oversight of City electric vehicle initiatives, urban forestry policies and implementation, air quality initiatives, as well as grant applications and implementation. In addition, this office coordinates energy conservation, building, fleet, waste, and water conservation programs, and coordinates with regional and state agencies and organizations.
 
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate will have policy and technical expertise in climate action and adaptation in the public realm, with knowledge of planning and development, community health and resilience strategies, and public funding and contracting. This candidate will have experience managing and implementing plans, programs, and grants. This candidate will have strong communication skills with demonstrated experience in regional coordination, community engagement, and working across business lines to achieve goals.

Under limited direction, a Program Manager organizes and manages major programs or projects with a high degree of visibility and substantial citywide impact; supervises professional, technical, and clerical staff; coordinates administrative functions; and develops procedures, programs and methodologies.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This management level classification may be populated with multiple incumbents who exercise a broad range of authority over complex programs critical to a department’s mission. Responsibilities require work beyond typical program or project management work. Incumbents must exercise substantial innovation and leadership in developing and managing programs or projects. The Program Manager is distinguished from the lower classification of Program Specialist in that the Program Manager is responsible for administration and management of major complex programs and projects with high visibility and substantial citywide impact.

This class is distinguished from that of Support Services Manager in that the latter class manages all internal support functions for a department and supports a board or commission.